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Cays Of The Bahamas As Seen From Orbit

By Keith Cowing
Status Report
NASA
July 29, 2023
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Cays Of The Bahamas As Seen From Orbit
Cays Of The Bahamas As Seen From Orbit
NASA

(From left) Culmer’s Cay, Glass Cay, Tommy Young’s Cay, Davy Cay, Hog Cay, and Green Turtle Cay—islands off the mainland Great Abaco in the Bahamas.

These island appear like jigsaw puzzle pieces as the bright teals and blues of the Atlantic Ocean flow and swirl between the land. The International Space Station orbited 259 miles above as this photograph was taken.

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